Race 7 (243)
THE CATHAY PACIFIC HONG KONG MILE Rating:- 1600m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
| Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
| 1 | 4 | FIREBREAK (CD609) | L Dettori | TT | Settled 2-wide and within 4Ls of the pace in 3rd. Improved rounding home turn and was 3Ls down at 400 M. Continued well in the straight and took over final 50 M. |
| 2 | 12 | PERFECT PARTNER (CD163) | F Coetzee | TT1 | Began well. Kept within 4Ls of the lead in 4th from 1000 M until straightening. Held up briefly 400 M and kept on well in the straight. |
| 3 | 10 | THE DUKE (CB282) | R Fradd | -- | Jumped well and was eased back to race in rear section. 3-wide rounding home turn and was 6Ls down at 400 M. Closed the race off with a nice rally. |
| 4 | 13 | SCINTILLATION (CC228) | O Peslier | H | Pressed forward out of the gates to lead the field. Held a length's advantage into the straight and kept on well in the closing stages. |
| 5 | 1 | DURANDAL (CE607) | K Ikezoe | H | Jumped awkwardly and soon trailed field. Remained towards rear into home turn. Swung wide on straightening. Rallied strong in the straight to be closest at finish. |
| 6 | 7 | MARTILLO (CE609) | W Mongil | -- | Raced 3-wide at midfield. Niggled along rounding home turn. Made some headway on straightening but unable to sustain effort closing stages. |
| 7 | 5 | GRAND ZULU (CE057) | D Whyte | B | Raced wide and without cover at midfield into home turn. Closed to within 4Ls of leader at 400 M but remained 4-wide. Kept on steadily in the straight. |
| 8 | 9 | FIGURES (CC307) | M Kinane | -- | Pressed forward. Settled behind the leader after 1200 M and tracked leader into home straight. Unable to find extra and kept on same pace to line. |
| 9 | 6 | EAGLE RISE (CE608) | A Suborics | -- | Outpaced early stages and niggled along 3-wide behind midfield. Improved slightly rounding home turn but unable to quicken much in the straight. |
| 10 | 8 | VALENTINO (CE610) | I Mendizabal | SR | Slowly away. Raced 2-wide at midfield early stages. Dropped back slightly after being crowded 1200 M. Remained behind midfield on straightening and did not quicken much in the straight. |
| 11 | 14 | ANTONIUS PIUS (CE611) | J Spencer | TT | Dropped back from widest draw and raced near the rear. Trailed field from 1000 M and was last to enter home straight. Ran on well and made up ground in the straight. |
| 12 | 2 | ORIENTAL MAGIC (CE133) | G Mosse | -- | Off slowly. Travelled on fence in rear section until home straight. Kept on same pace to line. |
| 13 | 11 | MERIDIAN STAR (BV177) | D Oliver | B | Eased back to race in rear section and was hard to settle early stages. Remained near the back on straightening and closed the race off fairly. |
| 14 | 3 | TELEGNOSIS (CD615) | N Yokoyama | -- | On fence at midfield early stages. Crowded and shuffled back behind midfield at 1200 M. Failed to quicken on straightening. |
| B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
| CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
| PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
| TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
| "1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |